Lamar improved its record to 8-1 Wednesday night as it defeated Jessieville 54-42 to win the Plainview Tournament.

The Warriors held a 34-24 lead at halftime, but the Lions came back in the third to close the gap to 40-34 as the fourth period began.

"This was a chess match," Warrior coach Jerry Miller said. "Both teams had a hard time trying to find a way to score consistently, Coty (Storms) and Jon (McCarley) got us going early, and then Hunter (Stumbaugh) hit a couple of big shots when we needed some scoring."

"We pressed a couple of time and got a couple of baskets to put us up 10 (points) and then played pretty consistently the rest of the game," Miller continued. "They're a really good shooting team, and we had to get out and guard them in man defense some."

Storms led the Warriors with 28 points, eight rebounds and six steals. McCarley had 14 points, eight assists and six steals. David Milloway and Stumbaugh had four points each while Stumbaugh added three assists. Dustin Goodman and Winston Moore had two points each to round out the scoring. Moore and Brandon Duff each had four rebounds, and Kent White contributed with three steals.Jr. girls

Pottsville 42, Fourche Valley 22

Pottsville used a big second half to defeat Fourche Valley 42-22 Wednesday night in the Ola Jr. Tournament.

Leading by four, 18-14, at the break, the Junior Lady Apaches (5-1, 1-0 5AAA) scored 12 points against Fourche Valley while holding the Junior Lady Indians to four to build a 30-18 lead heading into the fourth.

In the final period, Pottsville repeated the process as it outscored Fourche Valley 12-4.

Leading scorers for Pottsville were Brandi Young, Brooke Flippo and Victoria Huie with 10 points each. Megan Chancellor had six. Young led Pottsville in rebounds with 12, while Flippo had four steals to lead the Junior Lady Apaches.Seventh-grade girls